The Health Equity Council (HEC) works to strengthen behavioral health coordination and systems change in Bernalillo County through collaboration, communication, and capacity building.
HEC participates in behavioral health coalitions and collaboratives across the county, helping connect organizations, leaders, and community members working to improve behavioral health outcomes. Through both coalition participation and one-on-one relationship-building conversations, HEC supports cross-sector collaboration, shared problem solving, and innovation within the behavioral health system.
HEC’s behavioral health communications initiative helps make information more accessible and easier to navigate. This work includes streamlined behavioral health updates through social media, as well as the development and management of two web-based tools: a Behavioral Health Partner Portal and a New Mexico Behavioral Health Reports & Research Library. Together, these tools support coordination, information sharing, and systems-level collaboration.
HEC also supports local capacity building by bringing key insights from coalition and systems-change theory into behavioral health collaboratives and community conversations. These combined efforts help strengthen shared understanding, improve access to information, amplify local initiatives, and support a more connected and coordinated behavioral health system across New Mexico.